Movie Quoter
Cinema Therapy: How We Can Use Movies To Learn More About Ourselves
Everyone has that one movie they could watch over and over again. Whether it’s a comedy or a love story, action or thriller, there is just that one storyline that always makes us feel better. Well, have you ever wondered why that is? According to Birgit Wolz, PhD., MFT, “Cinema therapy can be a powerful catalyst for healing and growth… {it} allows us to use the effect of imagery, plot, music, etc. in films on our psyche for insight, inspiration, emotional release or relief, and natural change.” Movies can help encourage an emotional...
read moreFilms Inspire Us.
If we are open, movies can teach us both what we want to be and don’t want to be. The trick is to find lines that speak to you. Here’s one that I really like. “It ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!”- Rocky Balboa, 2006 What would you add to this list...
read moreFinding Enjoyment From Watching The Same Show Over and Over and Over Again
Can you relate to this? You tell yourself you are going to watch a new show, explore the countless possibilities that the internet has to offer only to scroll and scroll and end up watching the same show or movie for the billionth time? Well, researchers at the University of Chicago had the same thought. So they decided to take a deeper dive into this phenomenon and found that there are actually quite a few reasons as to why we watch the same shows again and again. The biggest reason is we like them. By watching the same content makes...
read more